Temur Tawnyback
Creature — Beast
When this creature enters, draw a card, then discard a card.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GRU
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #22051
Temur Tawnyback is a three-mana 3/3 that lets you pay life to put a +1/+1 counter on a creature whenever a spell is cast — solid stats, relevant trigger, real cost. The life payment keeps it honest, but in decks that want counters on demand it earns its slot.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Temur Tawnyback is legal everywhere but finds its home in Commander, where the sheer volume of spells cast across four players means the trigger fires constantly. In 1v1 formats like Modern or Pioneer, the life drain accumulates faster and the effect doesn't scale the same way, making it a fringe consideration at best. Pauper is where Temur Tawnyback could surprise — common-legal counter synergies are real, and a 3/3 body for three is above rate at that power level. In Commander specifically, pair it with any deck that wants incremental counter accumulation and it quietly does work all game.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Temur Tawnyback is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and postage, not the card. That price is a floor; there's no financial case for or against it, just run it if it fits.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.